The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-28
THEY HAVE GONE,
BUT THEY WILL coMEBAcKAoAlN
At tho Cali OF tho Governor Interesting
News from Charleston on tho Recent
Legislative Session and tho Coming
rs Ono-The Ant,s' Happy Family. ..
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CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 27.-As al
ready announced, tho two houses Of the
Legislature adjourned sine die shortly attel
8 o'clock Saturday morning, the Senate
not having passed either appropriation
bill. Tho Senate appointed the uaua
committee to wait on the House and notify
1t that tho former body waa ready 10 nd
journ, but the House did not respond, aud
accordingly at 3:O5 A. N. the Senate ad
journed. The House wau devotlug the
closing hours 10 having fun, and did not
find out that the Senate had quit until
some time after, when alter vain Efforts 10
reduce The exlssing paudcmonium ia
something like order, Speaker Rowan on.
tertained motion to adjourn sine die, and
1t was adopted. The historic "Ihi,l
House" proceedings OF former days were
sober and sensible compared with some OF
the scenes enacted In the House after mid.
night, and for the most part they lacked
Third House tolerable-wit. ~
REFUSED TO EXTEND.
In both houses. joint reaolut;ons were
introduced providing for short extensiona.
In the House Of Delegates Mr.. Hagano'
resolution to this effect failed to get ma.
jority. In introducing 1t he pointed out
that the extension till "Wednesday noon
provided for would cost less than $500 q
day, while an extra session would cost as
much per day with the addition OF about
$4,000 for mileage; that legislation, pre-
eumably OF importance, sincs 1t had re.
ceiyed tho approval OF the Legislature.
had been matufed, ard could bs passed. Ia
a few daye, while ii IN adjournment was
voted thn Legislature really abdicated in
favor Of Governor Wilson, who In calling
the members together again could limit
their power by specifying wh.. acta they
should consider.
In the Senate much the sane argument
was used by Mr. Brown, who said tho
Senate was committing an outrage in
rushing through in tew minctes, when
the members we're mentally and physical
ly exhausted, bills appropriating abou!
half million dollars OF the psoplo's
money. The resolution received a ma
jority in tho Senate, but not ths coastitu-
tional majority.
ATTEMPT TO CALL a erEClAL SESSION.
After adjournment Senator Oxley at,
tempted 10 secure called session for gen.
eral legislation. The Governor 10 requir-
ed, il three.fitths OF the members OF both
houses require it, to call Il special sarsion,
Mr.. Oxlcy prepared o paper asking the
Governor 10 convene IN extra session
forthwith, ant circulated it for signatures
1t was very generally eiened, but sevsiai
members subsequently rcoDs;dsrei aud
Withdrew their nEmes, aud after secoEd
attempt with Gil amended call which !at;
the time Tor the conveuiEg OF the eess:on
optional with the Governor, but specified
that the session should be for souesal leg.
islation, Mr.. Ox!ey cav that lie could moi
secure the requisite three. tif.hs, and gave
1t up.
a CALL FOR APRIL.
Gov. Wilson snnouncss that he will cal
The members together again about the
middle Of April, to pass the appropriation
bills and attend to other needed lesiul:.
:ion affecting the State finances. He will
meantime have appointed a member Of the
U. S. Senate to fill the vacancy occssioaed
by the failure Of the Legislature to elect q
auccessor to Mr.. Camden The Constitu.
ton provides that at q special session only
such business can be transacted rs ia spec.
ifed in the Governors call. Ithas there.
fore besn supposed that the Legislature
would net think OF elscting Senator,
But this superstition is not well grounded.
Good lawyers on both sidea Of the politi.
cal fence say that under the provision OF
the United States Consultation that an ap.
pointment to fill q vacancy in the Senate
shall hold good only until tho Legislature
conveues, that body will Lsve the right 70
electa Senator without regard to the call.
| am reliably informed that IN election
sill be held, or at least attempted, and
my informant said: 1Tsi1 gE
II would like to bo tho man elected
under those circulnstauces. He will ge:
his seat. The Senate recently established
q president in case from Californic,
whose Constitution in that regard il
identical with ours." zr}. 3 l..
4 CnRlsrEN CAMDEN ELL" < ,a.'
The friends OF Mr.. Camden claim conf.
IDENTIFY that he will be elected. They asy,
and there is certainly much foundation in
fact for this, that tho turn affairs have
taken has disgusted many OF the "kickers," "
and thst they will come back prepared
glad-to vote for Camden. Tho caucus
Democrats alao claim that 4 msjority Of
the Ants will be 60 rebuked when they
return to their constituents, that they will
be glad OF an opportunity to redeem thera-
selves. However this may be, 1t is safe to
predict that an attempt will be made to
elect a Senator as suro 90 the Governor re-.
convenes the two houses. ,.3.s ~
G I say there is good deal Of disgust
among the twelve anti.Csmden Demo
Gratis, because l have personal knowledge
that this is true. Many, perhaps most, Of
those twelve, acted from conscientious
motivee, aud they are mortified and angry
when they see, as now they oust, that
their acknowledged leader was actuated
b. selfish motives, and that Daniel B. Lu-
cas-, the head and front ol the movement,
is 10 be the beneficiary OF its outcome.
INTERNATIONAL FIGHTS.
Tho minority faction in and out Of the
Legislature is hopelessly split. It is aaid
that Nr. ]. W. st. Clair, who was one Of
the most prominent and effective sup.
rortara NJ THAR carae has donouncad Gnv